WHSmith store to close within hours ahead of chain disappearing off UK high street for good

ANOTHER WHSmith store will shut its doors for the final time this weekend as the retailer continues its slow retreat from Britain’s high streets.

Shoppers in Stockton, County Durham, will say goodbye to their local branch on Saturday, May 17, as it becomes the latest casualty in the chain’s ongoing wave of closures.

AlamyShoppers in Stockton, County Durham, will say goodbye to their WH Smith on Saturday, May 17[/caption]

The move follows a string of recent shutdowns across the country...